I have loved dancing ever since I can remember. It was a part of my life when I was growing up and it is still important to me now. △ What can be better than dancing to your favorite songs? I love going to clubs and discos. I can dance all night long. I never get tired of it. When I was small, I used to go to school discos. I’d also dance at the parties my parents, friends and neighbors had. I don’t think I’ll ever stop dancing. I also love looking at dancing. Ballet is beautiful. Dances from all over the world are beautiful. I think the life of a professional dancer must be a good one. One thing that always amazes me is how much children love dancing. I think dancing must be in their blood.

One day Kavya and I were playing with the racket and ball and the ball went into a Takku’s house.

Though we were scared, we went to his house and asked him if he could give us our ball.

He said “No”. We felt helpless.

Suddenly, I had an idea. There was a water tank behind the Takku’s house.

I looked at it and told Kavya, “Kavya, look at this. We can climb the water tank and jump over the gate.”

Kavya agreed, but we were both wearing skirts. We couldn’t climb with that.

“It doesn’t matter, we can see tomorrow. Don’t forget to wear pants,” said Kavya.

“Bye,” I said and went back home.

The next day I went to Kavya’s house early. We were both wearing pants.

“Best of luck,” said Kavya’s brother Vijay. He knew everything.

He said, “Shout loudly if you need me.”

We went to the water tank. “Who will climb first?” asked Kavya.

“You,” I said.

She agreed.

She climbed down into the Takku’s house. I followed her and then we were looking under a bed for the ball when we heard a noise.

It was Vijay. “Mother is calling you,” he whispered.

We hurried and took out the lost ball. But along with the ball was a ... gold bar! We quickly took both the ball and the gold bar and climbed up the water tank again. When we reached Kavya’s house, the TV was on. It was News time.

I couldn’t believe my ears when it said that 20 gold bars were stolen from a gold shop.

They showed a picture of the gold bars and it was exactly like the one we had found. We all knew it because there was a look of surprise on everyone’s face.

We quickly told the story to Kavya’s mother and she called the police.

The grizzly is the star of our little town in the mountains. Many people visit here for this kind of strong large brown bear. When a grizzly grows up, it may become as heavy as 680 kg. But never think this gigantic animal moves slowly. In fact, the grizzly can run as fast as 55 km an hour.

The Corona virus, or COVID-19, is a germ (病菌) that makes people sick. It causes a cough, fever, and other yucky symptoms. I don’t like to be ___________.

But I can stay healthy by washing my hands often with soap ___________ water. I can also stay home and away from others. ___________ I go out to walk or play outside, I should stay two to three bubble spaces away from people who do not live in my home.

Although it is good manners to shake ___________ or give high fives, right now I need to keep my hands to myself so that everyone stays safe and healthy.

I feel ___________ not to be able to see my friends or hug my teachers. I wish I could ___________. But it is closed right now ___________ the corona virus is in the air.

When I feel sad or nervous, I can ___________ those who live in my house for a hug. I can ___________ squeeze my stuffed bear or love on my pet. I can go ____________ to play in my yard or go for a walk. I can even ____________ a book.

I don’t like being stuck at home so much. But I know it is ____________, so we all stay healthy. I do like being able to see my family more. My siblings are also out of school and my parents are working ____________ home. I know this is hard right now, but it won’t ____________ forever. One day, I will be able to go back to school and ____________ my friends that I miss. Then I will be so happy again.